August 4 Tokyo 2020 Olympics news and results
CNNAmerican Gwen Berry competes in the hammer throw final on August 3. Ryan Pierse/Getty Images US hammer thrower Gwen Berry says she is “ready to change some stuff for real” after raising her fist before the women’s hammer throw final at Tokyo 2020 on Tuesday. As long as I can represent those people, I’m fine.” Berry has been outspoken on social issues in the past and has a history of protesting at major track and field events. After qualifying for her second Games in June, the 32-year-old turned away from the flag while the national anthem played during the medal ceremony and draped a T-shirt reading the words “activist athlete” over her head. Berry later said she was “set up” on the podium having been told that the anthem would be played before the athletes stepped on.
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Despite the IOC’s fears, the Tokyo Olympics didn’t become the Protest Games
LA Times
Gwen Berry: US hammer thrower raises fist in protest before she comes in 11th place and misses out on podium
The Independent
August 3 Tokyo 2020 Olympics news and results
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August 3 Tokyo 2020 Olympics news and results
CNN
Olympics: What was Gwen Berry’s flag protest and why are Lara Trump and right-wing critics so angry?
The Independent
US Olympic hammer thrower Berry undeterred by anthem backlash
Deccan ChronicleTokyo 2020: Four athletes mired in controversy ahead of Olympic Games
The HinduTokyo Olympics: IOC gives athletes more scope for protest
The Hindu
Gwen Berry: ‘I never said that I hated the country,’ says US hammer thrower after turning from the flag
CNN
IOC to open talks about easing protest ban at Olympics
Associated Press
Without the 2020 Games, Olympian Gwen Berry is considering unemployment
CNNIOC details rules on political protests at Tokyo 2020 Olympics
The Hindu
Olympic leaders get tough on athletes who protest at 2020 Tokyo Games
LA Times
Race Imboden, Gwen Berry Receive 12-Month Probations For Social Injustice Protests
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